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Personal Protective Equipment Comfort and User Attitude During COVID-19

Sponsor
Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT04910880
Collaborator
(none)
230
Enrollment
1
Location
22
Actual Duration (Days)
318.2
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

There are studies in the literature that evaluate the attitude, behavior and comfort level of students who do internships in different disciplines (medicine, pharmacy) towards the use of protective equipment. However, no study evaluating physiotherapy and rehabilitation students was found. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the behaviors and attitudes regarding the use of personal protective equipment of physiotherapy and rehabilitation department students who are interning in the Covid-19 pandemic.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Detailed Description

    A total of 250 participants, who are physiotherapy and rehabilitation intern students in Turkey, will be included in the present study. Data collection will be carried out using an online survey. The online survey link will be shared via social media accounts and via mail. The questionnaire created through Google forms will be delivered to the participants via the link. The link will be active in the data collection process. Before the participants start the questionnaire, they will be asked whether they were willing to participate. The socio-demographic characteristics (age, gender, weight, height) and health status (presence of chronic disease and drugs used) will be questioned. In addition, the information about the institution where the internship was held and the duration of the internship, internship hours, time spent at the internship will be collected. Personal Protective Equipment Comfort and User Attitude Evaluation Form will be used to evaluate participant's thoughts, attitudes and behaviors towards the use of personal equipment also physical complaints, comfort level due to personal protective equipment.

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Actual Enrollment :
    230 participants
    Observational Model:
    Other
    Time Perspective:
    Cross-Sectional
    Official Title:
    Personal Protective Equipment Comfort and User Attitude During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Physical Therapy Students
    Actual Study Start Date :
    Jun 8, 2021
    Actual Primary Completion Date :
    Jun 15, 2021
    Actual Study Completion Date :
    Jun 30, 2021

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Sociodemographic Evaluation Form [Baseline]

      Demographic datas of the participants such as age, gender, height and weight will be recorded. At the same time, internship information and information about the use of personal protective equipment (mask, gloves, goggles, apron and overalls use) will be questioned.

    2. The Attitude Inventory Regarding the Use of Personal Protective Equipment [Baseline]

      There is no valid and reliable questionnaire evaluating behaviors and attitudes towards the use of personal protective equipment in the literature. Therefore, in our study, the attitudes and behaviors of the participants towards personal protective equipment will be evaluated using the questions developed in the article published by Çiriş et al. Required permissions have been obtained from the corresponding author of the article. "The Attitude Inventory Regarding the Use of Personal Protective Equipment" is composed of 5 likert scale type statements such as "1 - Strongly disagree," "2 - Disagree," "3 - Not sure," "4 - Agree," and "5 - Strongly agree." Answers to questions are between 1 and 5 points, so the total score varies between 5 and 100 points. As the score from each of the subgroups increases, the positive attitude toward the use of personal protective equipment increases.

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years to 30 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    Yes
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • The participants included in this study will be aged over 18 years, men or women, an intern student actively during Covid-19 pandemic and able to use computer and have an internet connection
    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Participants excluded from the study if they not able to understand and read Turkish as a language, do not use protective equipment with their own choice; do internship in a different discipline other than physiotherapy and rehabilitation.

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Istanbul Bakırkoy Turkey 34147

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Tansu Birinci, PT, PhD, Istanbul Medeniyet University

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Tansu Birinci, PT, MSc Research Assistant, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT04910880
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • 335561
    First Posted:
    Jun 2, 2021
    Last Update Posted:
    Jul 2, 2021
    Last Verified:
    Jun 1, 2021
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    No
    Plan to Share IPD:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:
    COVID-19

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Jul 2, 2021